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In the summer of each year, we provide a four day Vacation Bible School program for our children at Grace Congregational Church. The focus of our Vacation Bible School is to teach scripture, using a summer-time atmosphere of the outdoors. We encourage children from the community to participate.

Grace Congregational Church annually provides our children with an opportunity to participate in a spring children’s musical.  In years past, our children have presented delightful pieces that include:
  “Rescue in the Night”  (Story of Daniel in the Lion’s Den)
  “A Technicolor Promise” (Noah)
  “One Upoon a Starry Knight” (Patch the Pirate)
  “Kidnapped on I-Land”  (Patch the Pirate)
  Kids Praise, Kids Praise 2, Kids Praise 3
  Kids Prase 4, Kids Praise5, Kids Priase 6, Kids Praise 7
  “Oh Jonah!” and
  Psalty’s Christmas Calamity.

Grace Congregational Church is highly committed to its two-year Confirmation Program. Confirmation is offered to youth who are in at least seventh grade who are interested in affirming their baptismal vows and becoming members of the church.
Class sessions are offered on Wednesday evenings during the school year. Through confirmation, participants learn about the Christian faith and its role in our lives. They explore the identity of the United Church of Christ and they get to know the history and mission of our particular congregation. Questions of faith are encouraged! Confirmation is not for those who have solved the mystery of their faith; it is for those who aren’t afraid to wonder what they believe and who seek to embark on a journey of service, creative expression and prayer. The confirmation journey involves partnering with an adult mentor who provides spiritual support and friendship along the way. Other components include:

• Weekly Class Sessions (September through May);


• Expectation of Worship Attendance;


• 20 Mission Hours;


• Memorization of Scriptures and Creeds Like:




• Psalm 23;


• Apostles’ Creed;


• Lord’s Prayer;


• The United Church of Christ Statement of Faith;


• Books of the Bible;


• I Corinthians 13 and others….


•  One or more retreats at Moon Beach; Pilgrim Center; or a Milwaukee Inner City Immersion;


•  A Summer Trip to St. Louis for those who have completed the first year of study;


•  Reading of Psalms during worship;


• Work Camp at Moon Beach;


• Assistance with nursery care;


• and Acolyte Responsibilities during worship.

At the completion of two years of study, our youth will be given an opportunity to affirm their baptism vows in a service of worship and to receive the laying on of hands.

With the permission of parents, children in second grade are invited to attend a First Communion Class that is offered in early spring each year. The first communion class is a six-session learning experience that assists young children in their knowledge of the Lord’s Supper.  We offer a curriculum that deepens a children’s knowledge of scripture, and invites parents and children together to explore the importance of the Christian faith.  We believe that children should have an understanding of some primary biblical stories before they receive this sacrament.